Government launches public consultation on registered designs review

The document looks into issues about the local regime.

The government has launched a three-month public consultation on the review of the registered designs regime of Hong Kong.

The consultation seeks feedback on the scope and requirements for legal protection of designs, procedures for applications and registrations, and potential alignment with international standards.

The government will also organise engagement sessions to collect views on the consultation. Details will be announced on the websites of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) and the Intellectual Property Department.

Under the Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522), legal protection for industrial designs can be obtained through registration.

A CEDB spokesman said that since the ordinance was enacted in 1997, technological advances and evolving design trends have changed the landscape for creative and manufacturing industries.

“Hong Kong must continue to afford effective protection for designs, which is crucial to not only incentivising sustainable innovation and creativity, but also enhancing the design capability of our advanced manufacturing sectors and emerging industries,” the spokesman added.